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The minimum age to join the army it'sself is 17 with a parent's or guardian's signed permission.
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considering it was 17 when i joined 13 years ago......i dont think they "keep lowering it" on you :
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aesop081 said:considering it was 17 when i joined 13 years ago......i dont think they "keep lowering it" on you :
I was going to say that but I have decided to be nicer to people this week (hurry up Friday!). ;D
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Do most people join the CF in their teens?
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Makaveli said:
I would say most people that join are over 20 but I have no statistical evidence to prove that.
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this is from the recuriting site....
http://www.recruiting.forces.ca/engraph/howtojoin/eligibility_e.aspx
To be eligible for consideration for the Canadian Forces, you must meet the following minimal conditions:
be a Canadian citizen;
Citizens of another country who have landed immigrant (Permanent Resident) status in Canada may also be considered for enrolment when the CF has need of their skill, when the position cannot be filled by a Canadian citizen, and if the national interest would not be prejudiced. However, only under exceptional circumstances will authority be granted to enrol a citizen of another country.
be 17 years of age (with parental/guardian consent) or older;
junior level Military College applicants must be 16 years of age;
you may be enrolled in the Reserves providing you are 16 years of age;
meet the minimum education requirements for your entry plan and/or occupation;
this can vary from Grade 10 (Sec III in Quebec) for combat arms occupations to a university degree for the Direct Entry Officer entry plan
http://www.recruiting.forces.ca/engraph/howtojoin/eligibility_e.aspx
To be eligible for consideration for the Canadian Forces, you must meet the following minimal conditions:
be a Canadian citizen;
Citizens of another country who have landed immigrant (Permanent Resident) status in Canada may also be considered for enrolment when the CF has need of their skill, when the position cannot be filled by a Canadian citizen, and if the national interest would not be prejudiced. However, only under exceptional circumstances will authority be granted to enrol a citizen of another country.
be 17 years of age (with parental/guardian consent) or older;
junior level Military College applicants must be 16 years of age;
you may be enrolled in the Reserves providing you are 16 years of age;
meet the minimum education requirements for your entry plan and/or occupation;
this can vary from Grade 10 (Sec III in Quebec) for combat arms occupations to a university degree for the Direct Entry Officer entry plan
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I'm 32, in decent shape, and have a university education. I have been thinking about joining the Infantry for many years, and always found a reason not to. Here I am again thinking about it, and wonder if it is too late for me. Would someone be so helpful and tell me the age limit for this position; for the Forces in general?
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Another 'am I too old' question. Did you even attempt a search?
You are not too old if you meet the medical and physical standards of the CF.
You are not too old if you meet the medical and physical standards of the CF.
"Do you treat a new soldier who has a 25 year career potential different from one who has, at most, a max 10 year career potential the same way?"
- geo, you are correct, there are 'class' distinctions. Notice how we will pay an Officer Cadet to get a free degree, and only ask so many years of him - less than the ten above.
Tom
- geo, you are correct, there are 'class' distinctions. Notice how we will pay an Officer Cadet to get a free degree, and only ask so many years of him - less than the ten above.
Tom
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Once again the Recruiting Officer has answered this question. It is very clear.
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Topic locked for now.
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Hey everyone, it's my first post on these forums so I hope that you'll all let my lack of experience slip...
I've recently come across the idea of joining the reserves, and because I thought it was such a great idea I headed up to my nearest recruiter asked around and got all the necessary paperwork. Since then I've been extremely excited to get everything on the move with my application. The question I still ask myself is why I never thought of this earlier because since I could remember I used to love everything to do with the military. Anyway... I'm really determined to get accepted into the reserves but I have two major dillemmas.
The first one I think is more important... and it has to do with the physical test part of the application. I'm 16 years old, but I'm a pretty big guy, by big I don't mean fat I just mean I'm pretty built. I'm 6'3'' and I weigh about 185 lb. I used to go to the gym a lot and do resistance training to buff myself up but I stopped that a few months ago because my workload was just too much. Not having excersized in a while I can do about a max of 15 pushups right now and maybe 25 situps. I'm in terrible shape from what I last used to be . I've decided to challenge myself though and eat well (I threw out all my junk food one night) and start excersizing every day. The point is I'm waiting to get my SIN card through the mail now, and I have to apply before July 1st in order to get into the Fall BMQ courses for the reserves. It will take about 3-5 weeks and that gives me some time to get into proper shape. If any of you have some tips for me, it would be greatly appreciated, I'm not one to back down from any challenge so I'll push myself as hard as I can (be a little human though in your physical tips ).
The second question is when I do get accepted I'm not sure which regiment to join. This most applies to anyone in the 32CBG downtown area, since I live around there. My main prospects have been the 48th Highlanders or the Queen's Own Rifles, since its the most convienent for me. If anyone could give me some pointers on one of those or any other regiments it would be really helpful.
Thanks again
I've recently come across the idea of joining the reserves, and because I thought it was such a great idea I headed up to my nearest recruiter asked around and got all the necessary paperwork. Since then I've been extremely excited to get everything on the move with my application. The question I still ask myself is why I never thought of this earlier because since I could remember I used to love everything to do with the military. Anyway... I'm really determined to get accepted into the reserves but I have two major dillemmas.
The first one I think is more important... and it has to do with the physical test part of the application. I'm 16 years old, but I'm a pretty big guy, by big I don't mean fat I just mean I'm pretty built. I'm 6'3'' and I weigh about 185 lb. I used to go to the gym a lot and do resistance training to buff myself up but I stopped that a few months ago because my workload was just too much. Not having excersized in a while I can do about a max of 15 pushups right now and maybe 25 situps. I'm in terrible shape from what I last used to be
. I've decided to challenge myself though and eat well (I threw out all my junk food one night) and start excersizing every day. The point is I'm waiting to get my SIN card through the mail now, and I have to apply before July 1st in order to get into the Fall BMQ courses for the reserves. It will take about 3-5 weeks and that gives me some time to get into proper shape. If any of you have some tips for me, it would be greatly appreciated, I'm not one to back down from any challenge so I'll push myself as hard as I can (be a little human though in your physical tips ).The second question is when I do get accepted I'm not sure which regiment to join. This most applies to anyone in the 32CBG downtown area, since I live around there. My main prospects have been the 48th Highlanders or the Queen's Own Rifles, since its the most convienent for me. If anyone could give me some pointers on one of those or any other regiments it would be really helpful.
Thanks again
